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Nine Illinois entities received a total of more than $90,000 in AARP Community Challenge grants in 2025. Projects include home repairs for older residents in Chicago, new outdoor seating in the village of Erie, disaster preparedness training in Skokie and digital literacy workshops in Evanston.
Eleven North Carolina entities received 2025 AARP Community Challenge grants for projects focused on either bike or pedestrian safety. They include Bike Durham, which is using its $15,000 grant to support an Oct. 5 event that will close a 1.2-mile stretch of downtown Durham’s streets to vehicles.
Gov. Mike DeWine has thrown his full support behind an initiative for Ohio to become the 13th state member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. DeWine told the Bulletin that he wants people to think of Ohio as “the best place to grow old in the nation.”
Multidisciplinary artist Jonathon Stalls is teaming up with AARP Rhode Island, America Walks, community groups and elected officials for a series of walk audits in Providence. The goal is to identify where accessibility and pedestrian safety can be improved.
Seven Vermont entities received 2025 AARP Community Challenge grants to help fund quick-action projects aimed at making communities more livable.
Nine entities in Georgia received 2025 AARP Community Challenge grants, ranging from $2,000 to $25,000 and totaling nearly $110,000. Projects focus on disaster preparedness, home safety, internet access and digital literacy.
How much fun can be had on city streets with absolutely no cars? AARP Arizona is inviting Tucson residents to find out at Cyclovia Tucson, Sunday, Oct. 26, when 3 miles of streets will be closed to traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Meet the Beatles Enduring fascination with the mop tops that changed rock ’n’ roll history is the focus of a free AARP Utah webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m.
Eight Montana locales are receiving funding this year from AARP Community Challenge grants.
A new electric trishaw for a nonprofit in Iowa City, Iowa, a ride-on-demand program for older adults in Hutchinson, Minnesota, and digital literacy classes for residents in multiple Kentucky locales are among the projects funded by 2025 AARP Community Challenge grants.
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